|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,973
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAPLED LEFT HAND ACCIDENTLY WHILE DECORATING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURED WITH STAPLE PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT PUT PIECE OF ERASER THAT BROKE OFF INTO RT EAR, FB/REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT C/O POSSIBLE INGESTION OF INK DX; INK INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT. HAD PUNCTURE WOUND FROM STAPLE IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON STAPLE W/ RT. GREAT TOE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 16 YOWF ATTEMPTING TO RELOAD A STAPLER WHEN A STAPLE WAS IMPALED IN HER THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT.REPORTED ERASER TIP STRUCK IN LT.EAR SUSTAIN WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE WAX FROM EAR. DX- FOREIGN BODY TO LT.EAR IMPACTED CEREIMEN LT.EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| POFED IN EYE W/ STAPLE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ERASER IN EAR WAS REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Knives |
| PRYING STAPLE OUT OF A BOX WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND STABBED WRIST. PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| REFERS TRAUMA TO LT. HAND WITH CLIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| F.B. (L) THUMB, PT SUST INJURY WITH A STAPLE WIRE AT HOME, SOME GOT INBEDDED, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 18 YOF STEPPED ON A RUSTY STAPLE-DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC STAPLER AT SCHOOL DX. FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE (R) 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A STAPLE AT HOME C/O PAIN, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 16YOM USED RUBBER BAND TO CLEAN EAR, RUBBER BAND GOT STUCK IN LEFT EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STABLE AFTER POSSIBLY SWALLOWING A STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT BIT INTO A STAPLE IN FOOD AT RESTAURANT. DX: ACUTE DENTAL PX, BROKEN TOOTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLING PAPER WITH AUTOMATIC STAPLER AND PART OF STAPLE WENT THROUGH F INGER DX: LT 4TH DIGIT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HIT EYE ON THE EDGE OF ENVELOPE LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT HAD A RUBBERBAND BREAK AND FLY INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER BAND DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LT EYE REDNESS. HIT HIMSELF IN LT EYE W/RUBBER BAND YEST. DX: CORNEAL A BR LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACUTE R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORAGE AFTER BEING HIT WITH RUBBER BAND.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WHO PIERCED DORSUM OF RT INDEX FINGER W/STAPLE YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| GOT STAPLE STUCK IN HAND-STAPLE IN FINGER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 22 YOF STAPLE IN HAND F' BODY STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAPLED THROUGH TONGUE W/STAPLE.DX: FB TONGUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT PIERCED TONGUE W/STAPLE.DX: TONGUE PW W/DISTAL NEUROPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A METAL CLIP, INJURING HIS R FOOT. PUNCTURE WOUND R FOOT$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT C/O ERASER BROKE IN EAR - DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HIT L EYE YESTERDAY WITH THE CORNER OF AN ENVELOPE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASIO N L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER - POKED THE RIGHT THUMB WITH A STAPLER NOW HAS IN FECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAPLED THUMB ON THURS DX PW THUMB WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| STEPPED ON A ROW OF STAPLES LAYING ON FLOOR, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT INDEX FINGER, SORETHROAT- WANTS A TETANUS SHOT BECA USE GOT A STAPLE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CONTUSION (R) EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY WITH A RUBBER BAND, C/O UNABLE TO OPEN EYE & HEADACHES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| TRAUMA (R) EYEBALL, PT PLAYING WITH A RUBBER BAND SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH RULER THROWN BY NEPHEW, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 19 YO F GOT WHITE OUT IN EYES FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 19 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT GOT STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER. E 9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STATES STEPPED ON A STAPLE AND WANTS A TETANUS INJECTION DX: LWBS NO DX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| MY SISTER THREW A STAPLER AT ME DX: ACUTE RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT A STAPLE IN LT EAR, FB LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
